Reporter:Holly t
Trail Conditions: Excellent
Snow Cover: 3 inch+ hard base – Plenty of snow on top
Date of Report: February 14, 2021
Area Report:
February 14 – 8:17am Currently 18 below – High of 2 below today
Low tonight of 20 below
Trails remain in Very Good to Excellent Condition
GTS Trails app shows groomers out in the last 24 hours
Heavy traffic
Busy night for the groomer drivers last night. Groomers in Eagle River were out again ALL TRAILS were groomed except 10E & 1S aka grampa graham trail which is located off of 10E at West Carpenter Lake Rd
Best way to learn the trails is to buy a Sno-Eagles trail map. It also had the entire Vilas county trails on the backside. Plus download the GTS trails app It is available at the App Store.
Trails are seeing heavy traffic with lots of riders upnorth for President’s Weekend. So when you ride be sure to Ride Right to be safe. Very little change in trail conditions due to the very cold weather. There is a very hard base of 3+ inches with loose SNOW on top. Mid day yesterday about a 1/2 inch of new SNOW. With the hard base there are some icy sharp corners so again slow down. Trails that have a heavy pine tree covering have thinner SNOW & some pale snirt. The SNOW does get down through the big pines as well. With nightly grooming trails are in good shape.
If you do riding it’s another cold morning so here are some cold weather riding tips:
- Extra layers of clothing
- Gloves/mittens with long lasting hand warmers or try a pair of battery heated gloves. Gauntlets over handle bars good too
- Cold weather boots with layered socks. Boot warmers are good too
- Fully charged phone stored in the inside pocket of your jacket
- Heated shields are great other wise remember to breath through your nose to prevent fogging
- Stop more frequently & drink water. Cold can cause dehydration
- Tell someone where you are riding & download the MapItVilasCo app. It gps’s your location & the location of the TIN(trail identification numbers)
Please stay on the trails to keep the trails open.
Catfish & Eagle Lake trails are marked with orange reflective barrels. Please stay by the barrels to be safe. Both are bumpy so might want to slow down. The lakes are marked by the businesses on the lake so stop in & thank them when you’re out riding.
TIME TO RIDE IF YOU ARE HARDY!
Holly Tomlanovich
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Eagle River area events – Sno-Eagles club events
Snowtracks Reports
News and Reports:
UPDATE – Sno-Eagles Wednesday & Thursday rides
Start at the Historic Railroad Depot on Trail 10/13N
Be sure to contact Club President, Howard Wolf at 262.442.4876 for more information on the rides
- February 18 – General membership meeting via Sno-Eagles Facebook live.
- February 20-21 – USSA World Series of Snowmobiling Race – WCDC Track – Hwy 45N – Volunteers needed
- February 26-27 – UTV Arctic Derby Dash – Volunteers needed
- February 27 – Groom to Ride raffle drawing – 1pm – Trackside – Hwy 45N
To volunteer or for more information on Sno-Eagles activities
contact Howard Wolf at 262.442.4876
Snowmobile Information:
Wisconsin Snowmobile Registration
Discount Trail Pass for Snowmobile Club Members – $10 – Time to join a club!
Standard Wisconsin Trail Pass – $30
Out of State Trail Pass – $50
Newly Updated Vilas County Map It Trail App GPS style app of all trails in Vilas Cty. Plus includes the brown 3 digit emergency numbering system. If an emergency happens call 911 & give them that number. Find you quicker.
Newly Updated Groomer Tracking Systems (GTS) Gives you trails groomed in last 24, 48 & 96 hours
AWSC – Association of Wisconsin Snowmobile Clubs
DNR Snowmobiling Helpful Information
